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Dips & Sauces
Ginger Fish Sauce
If you’ve eaten grilled fish or fresh spring rolls in a Cambodian home, you’ve probably met this sauce. It is…
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Dips & Sauces
Tamarind Sauce: Cambodian Sweet, Sour & Spicy Dipping Sauce
Tamarind sauce, known in Khmer as tirk umpel, is a small bowl with a big job at the Cambodian table.…
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Dips & Sauces
Cambodian Lemongrass Dipping Sauce
This bright, punchy sauce comes together in minutes. Fish sauce brings the salty depth, fresh lime adds a clean sour…
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Grilled Fish with Pickle Fish Sauce
Grilled fish with pickle fish sauce is a Cambodian home dish built on contrast: smoky, flaky fish meets a warm,…
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Pickle Fish Dipping Sauce
Prahok is Cambodia’s most famous fermented fish paste, and this dipping sauce is one of the simplest ways to cook…
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Dips & Sauces
Shrimp Paste Dipping Sauce
Cambodian meals often include a small bowl of sauce that does a lot of work. This shrimp paste dipping sauce,…
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Shrimp and Tiny Green Eggplant: A Rustic Cambodian Stir-Fry
Tiny green eggplants are one of Cambodia’s quiet kitchen treasures. They look like little green pearls and turn soft and…
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Soups & Stews
Eel with Preserved Bean Curd Hot Pot: A Deeply Savory Cambodian Braise
Eel is one of Cambodia’s most treasured freshwater fish, and this hot pot shows why. The eel is pan-fried first,…
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Soups & Stews
Seafood and Fermented Fish Broth Hot Pot
Cambodian hot pot is food made for sharing, and this seafood version brings a quiet depth you do not get…
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Soups & Stews
Fish Ball with Pineapple Soup
Fish ball soup with pineapple is a light, clear Cambodian soup with a gentle sweet-sour note from the fruit. The…
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Curries
Cambodian Fish Curry Recipe with Coconut Milk and Eggplant
Cambodian fish curry is a gentle, aromatic dish that lets tender fish and soft eggplant soak up a creamy coconut…
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Soups & Stews
Winter Melon Gourd and Steamed Mackerel Soup
Winter melon gourd and steamed mackerel soup is a quiet, comforting Cambodian dish. The gourd turns soft and almost translucent…
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